June1

I generally keep in mind that, "What goes around, comes around." Not much of a motto. I also like, "Carpe diem," meaning seize the day! I also used to use, "Go for it!" Wish I had a more useful one...

Jussi Häkkinen, scissors aren't a bad idea, but I want to preserve my belts, keep them as they are. Besides, the stripes and label are at the ends. I can't part with them! Thanks for the tip, though.

LOL! Yep! I love when that happens. I tend to notice other members' new belts, but usually, several people post other things before I can, so I can't congratulate the person. It would be too random.

Mine used to be Halloween, but now that I'm getting older, I think it's probably Christmas. (Oh, yay, I'm now a green belt on this site! )

Awww. I wish I could use it, but my dad hates all manner of scents and perfumes.

Gah! ShotokanKid, be careful!!!

I'm going mad! I feel like I have to hold back on my kicks because my belt keeps flying up to my face. Not good! Hopefully for my next grading, I'll ask for a shorter belt. I've heard stories of people getting black eyes from their belts! *shudder* Must avoid at all costs!

I'm scared. I want to try this... but... I really hate those pop-up things. Okay, I'll do it right now, with all of you here reading this, but with the sound off. Here goes... Okay, I'm too scared to go past level 1 (I know, I know! Chicken!). What is supposed to happen?

Oh, ouch!!! I'm sure stuff like that will always happen now and then.

Now THAT would be interesting!

Tell me about it! For the past two weeks, I've been having to drink more coffee in the mornings. In fact, I did THIS morning. Well... it's not so much COFFEE coffee as it is cafe con leche, a hispanic drink that is made of warm milk with a small spoonful of coffee grounds. It's still good!

LOL. Wowie! Great stories, guys! My most recent sensei-related injury (the only one, perhaps? Can't remember) was 1 or 2 Tuesdays ago. We were practicing take-downs for the first time and Sensei tried to help me and my team. He asked me to grab him and he did a controlled take-down on me the first time (to which I giggled like a schoolgirl, my reaction when I'm surprised by something kind of dangerous), but actually kicked my leg the second time, causing me to fall onto the mat... hard. He did it once more slightly controlled, and it all would have been fine, except I had fallen on the ice really hard on the way to school the week before, and the pain in my bum/hip was just starting to go away. As soon as I hit the mat the first time, BOOM! the pain was back. Oww.... Honestly, though, I didn't mind all that much since it was so fun! I hope we do it again even if I get hurt! See, that's what MA does to you; it makes you not care about the pain acquired from people tripping you all over the place.

Well, that's good! You're educated!

Have any of you had to face Sensei in a sparring match, or has he/she used you in demos, only to end up injuring you? If so, tell, tell!

Stretch. Not doing it (not my fault, Sensei made us run laps and jump over stacks of pads before we were, in my opinion, properly warmed up) led to me pulling my groin.

I think I've heard of that happening somewhere!

I love Earl Gray, as well as this tea that contains lemon, ginseng, and honey! Yum! Of course, my favourite has to be iced tea.

LOL. The guys are like, "Huh?" But yeah, it's strange. *shiver* I don't like the choking part.

That's good! Very clever! And that scene from Me, Myself, & Irene... it scared me the first time I saw it. Ah, Jim Carey...

Oh, geez! What happened, if you don't mind me asking, pineapple?

In Shotokan, I'm pretty sure those belts are for 4th Dan and over. The owner of my dojo is 4th Dan (I thought he was 6th) and he wears one.

We have classes that last from, for example, 12:45 to 1:30. When you get to the higher belts like brown and black, it increases to an hour. I wish my classes were a bit longer.

I'm really scared of stuff like that.

ROFL!!! That must have looked so great! Did the guy get angry, kle1n?

I'm almost 100% positive that it is fake. If I am wrong, however, someone tell me so I can check this out!